Mopardude
Well-Known Member
I have a flat bed trailer, bumper pull style with a grvw of 7000 lbs. What I want to know is how is the grvw determined? The trailer has 3500 lbs axles is this how they how they got the 7000 lb rating? The trailer it self weights around 2500 lbs leaving me with about 4500 lbs carrying capacity which a full size 3/4 truck about maxes out. The bed and frame of the trailer are quite beefy on par or better than some 5th wheel setups I have seen. Could I boost the GRVW of my trailer by getting beefier axles? The particular trailer I have is marketed more as a car hauler/utility trailer so the bed is relatively low to the ground and the wheels are on the sides of the bed. To step up to more of a Utility/equipment type of trailer with a higher GRVW the beds sit a lot higher because the wheels are right under the bed. Which I am not to fond of as I haul a lot of vehicles plus my own.
Picture of trailer below.
Picture of trailer below.